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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1938
Page
5
Davidson launches a comprehensive traffic program in Athens to calm uptown streets. Day and night officers patrol business districts enforcing one hour parking and 10 minute loading rules. Double parkers face strict penalties as officials seek orderly, safer streets.
The National Brands Stores Convention will meet January 21 and 22 at the Medinah Club in Chicago with F E Dowler presiding. C D Shafer Co will attend along with Leadway products highlighted in a large merchandise exhibit. Athens local agent J H Gross notes a first ever solid carload of one coffee type arriving for Leadway at Athens.
Mrs. R. R. Figg age 70 died at her Wilmore Kentucky home after months of illness. She was mother to Katherine Figg and Mrs. C. W. Combs of Athens and also survived by another daughter Mrs. Charles Biddle of Louisville and three sons Russell Joseph and John W. Figg. Funeral services set for Sunday at two p.m. in Wilmore.
Wilbur Griffith of Nelsonville pleaded guilty to two petty larceny counts in Athens County Common Pleas Court. He received 50 dollars fine plus costs on one count and was ordered to pay costs plus serve 30 days in jail on the other. A breaking and entering charge resulting in a not guilty finding was announced earlier by the jury.
Athens relief policy requires all relief recipients to toil on city streets at 40 cents per hour until their order is paid. Bart Davidson, service and safety director, announced the rule on Saturday. Each adult in a family yields 1.10 weekly and 50 cents weekly per child to cover orders issued for two weeks by county relief offices. Workers start at midnight under supervision of city street cleaners. those unable to work due to disability are exempt.
W H Herbert chairman of first aid outlines national Red Cross aims to reduce injuries in the United States and announces a series of first aid classes starting January 20 at Red Cross Headquarters in the Security Bank Building. He says stations at highways will provide emergency care and summon doctors. He urged interested residents to enroll at the local Red Cross office or attend the first meeting.
Athens County coal mine operators are invited to a state-wide safety conference in Cambridge at 7 30 p m February 8 at the U of F W Hall. Speakers include J W Beall and E I Evans of the Industrial Commission and Supt Thomas P Kearns of Safety and Hygiene. The aim is to boost safety and form a stronger accident prevention group for small truck mines and reduce state insurance premiums. The meeting seeks broad cooperation under the Workmen’s Compensation Law.
Captain Fred Dunwill preaches The American Dictator at the Salvation Army as part of a week long evangelistic campaign. Services run each night at 7 30 except Monday with attendance rising. Tuesday offers two bags of flour to the largest delegation. Public invited.
Claude Wood former McBee pressman testified at an NLRB hearing that officers showed an unfriendly attitude toward unionization. He said he quit November 15 and described warnings against joining unions and alleged pressure tactics to discourage organizing efforts in Columbus Athens and at The McBee Co. The case charges discharge of Marion Franz and improper control of the McBee Employes Association.
The Old Age Pension Bureau of Athens County distributed 386 400 for 1937 aiding 1400 people. The monthly average was 23 200 and the yearly total was 386 400. Miss Fanny Matesson, head of the local office, notes a similar amount is expected in 1938.
At Sheltering Arms Miss Marie Hanson of Sharpsburg Route 1 had an emergency appendicitis operation Saturday morning. Mrs Hazel Neutzling of 49 Richland Ave underwent a major surgical operation Saturday. Homer Sisson of Millfield was admitted Thursday for treatment of a fractured femur from an accident at Millfield Mine No 6 and is improving. Miss Marie Dailey of Albany Miss Anita Jane Cooper of The Plains and Mrs Marie Potts of The Plains had minor surgical operations Thursday.
Robin Beckley of Athens leaves for a two year post at the American Embassy in Tokyo after seven years in the State Department. She sails from San Francisco aboard the President Cleveland on Jan. 22 and plans to study Japanese, customs, and language to further her foreign service career.
Corporal Joseph Grogan of the Athens sub station state highway patrol came back Friday from Columbus where he attended the patrols annual five week refresher school. Twenty two troopers from across the state joined reviews on first aid shooting and motor vehicle laws with talks from FBI narcotics and safety council reps.
Mrs. F. W. Weekley of Athens received temporary alimony of 3 dollars a week from Judge O. F. Rowland in Athens County Common Pleas Court. The husband, Mr. Weekley of Sugar Creek, said the order aligns with a prior agreement reached with his wife.
Three veteran scouts received five to ten year service awards: Wilbur Men der and C A Bingman both ten year honorees, Benjamin Sterling five year, with Donald Duncan and Harold McCune pursuing Star Scout Ranking. Other scouts sought second class and merit badges under the board led by Ralph Dupler and assistants. The report ends with an odd note on kingfisher toe development.
C. H. Hoover of The Ohio Bell will speak on America On the Wire to Athens Rotary at Hotel Berry Monday noon and to Logan Rotary at 6 p m. He will cover telephone industry phases and by products with focus on research. The talk traces Bell's first crude instrument to modern communication systems.
Mrs. Fred C. Morin of Canaan Road suffered a stroke in Court Street last Monday and was reported in very serious condition on Saturday. She collapsed at the Courthouse and was taken home by ambulance.
Mrs. William Leake, a former Amesville resident now living near Somerset Ohio, was instantly killed Friday night in an automobile crash near Somerset. Her husband and daughter were seriously injured. Funeral services will be held Monday at 1 PM at the Somerset home.
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